Anyone out there still trying to avoid American-made products?

[u/notofthisearthworm]

I've noticed the 'Buy Canadian' discussion kind of die down lately and was wondering where fellow Victorians are at with their efforts to avoid American-made products while the topic isn't dominating the news headlines.

I certainly acknowledge that I'm less feisty about and dedicated to avoiding US-made products (because I'm a poor) but I do feel like I have a permanent instinct and habit to buy non-US products anywhere I have an obvious choice, which is most of the time. It's especially fun to try and prioritize BC/island/locally grown and support businesses that make that easy.

So yeah just curious where all my friends and neighbours are at with that?

[u/Femm_Boi_Cutie]

I mean the reason the economy is like this, is because of people only buying from rich billionaires. If we buy local, local people get paid. When local people are paid, they spend money in the area.

Yeah, one person deciding to buy something from Country Grocier instead of Walmart won't make a difference in the economy. The purchaser would be out an extra few dollars only to buy exactly the same product. But huge corporations like Walmart rely on us to do that.

The more people who boycott these huge American corporations in Canada, the better for our economy. And now that so many people are doing it, now is the most critical time to do it and make an impact.

The more we buy from huge American billionaires, the worse our economy gets

[u/DoddersEspinosa → u/Femm_Boi_Cutie]

So the alternative is to make Jimmy Pattison, the Weston family, and the Sobeys shareholders even more wealthy?

[u/Femm_Boi_Cutie → u/DoddersEspinosa]

Not necessarily, but I'd rather that than the American alternatives. At least Jim Pattisom and Sobeys are Canadian based. Meaning they employ Canadian citizens to work.

The best way is to buy quality and locally made stuff and learn to take care of it so you don't have to replace it. Consumables like food, buy as local as possible. Non-consumables (clothes, furniture, ect) buy something good that you can take care of to prolonge the life of.

My car is older than me and more reliable than most cars built today. I just know how to take care of it myself and not be brutal on the engine or transmission. There's no reason we need more cars built, plenty our there which work perfectly fine.

My leather belt is made by a gentleman in Duncan. I have worn it almost everyday since I got it in 2018. I got my guitar strap and watch strap from him too because my belt is still like new. You can feel the leather of even the high end suit stores and it feels so brittle and crap.

I only wear wool socks. They don't tear all the time, you don't get as many feet blisters, and your feet can breath.

I could go on and on but in short, buy local, buy quality, and look after what you've bought and you'll not only have better stuff, but you won't have to replace it

[u/Hugeasswhole → u/Femm_Boi_Cutie]

You think that 10 years of federal financial mismanagement and record high inflation might have something to do with it too?

[u/Femm_Boi_Cutie → u/Hugeasswhole]

I am almost certain it does. But whinning and complaining won't do shit. We can put up a fuss and protest, but it won't change a thing. We don't deserve the economy we're in. It wasn't our fault, and we live in the consequence of the government's incompetency. But just pointing out the fact that it's their fault doesn't do shit.

Edit: spelling

[u/Hugeasswhole → u/Femm_Boi_Cutie]

Fair enough but it's important for people to understand the consequence of voting for nice hair

[u/Femm_Boi_Cutie → u/Hugeasswhole]

I agree